Sometimes writing is like a flower taking root.
It sprouts at my feet, and winds around my bones while straining for light to guide it to my brain, where it blossoms for others to pick at or ignore.

Crafty man
Can you build me a boat that's not made of sand?

Sunny girl
Can you quell my demons and bring light to my world?

You my love
What can you do?
Promise to love me forever and simply follow through

I want to go to my grave unafraid,
at peace with choices I've made
I want to go to my deathbed
not regretting every word I said that day, with clouds in my eyes and raindrops on your face
If it comes down to forgive or never live, I'm unafraid
Because I can do both today
I will do both today

In a frozen land
The sun is iridescent
As it creeps towards home

I'm smart enough to admit I don't know everything
But foolish enough to forget everything I know

A tower of petals is not built to last,
but a Tower of Pizza can

The Statue of Liberty symbolizes just that
Yet she doesn't even have a free hand

The colloseunms were where the masses would go
To watch the most unholy acts unfold just for show

Churches were built to help the poor and the lame
But they were also quite fond of sentencing women to flames

The great Wall of China can still be seen from space
But it couldn't even keep Genghis Khan out of the place!

The Yin Dynasty should be really be red in the face

And so should the whole human race

She had a spirit of flames
Eyes deep as the sea
A soul soothing as rain
A heart born to live free

And while she loved Earth
she always knew she could fly
A true goddess like her
belongs in the sky

So glad I found you babe
Had me on a wild goose chase
Laying rotten egg after rotten egg
****** yolk streaming down your scrawny legs

So glad I have you babe
Had me on a golden goose chase
Laying charcoal and pyrite eggs
Everytime you spread your legs
Now yolk is streaming down your face
Yet it's me who's the disgrace

I reached into the bag and
pulled out what I got
They said I had to live with it
like it or not
It didn't seem fair
They insisted it was
Life is what your born
I asked why? Just because
So please go stand
in that line over there
A biped will approach you
pretending to care
At this point I tossed
my grab back towards the sack
Quipped I'll pass on the offer
and dove into the black

It's true I could never

forget you

That doesn't mean I could ever

forgive you

I surrounded you with feathers in a steel furnace
I singed my wistful wings trying to save us
I gave up
I spread my willow wings trying to save me
The only power I have, I gave me
I'm not worshiping your phallus anymore
I'm no longer a *****
I outpaced that kind of fun
It was a long distance run
You're remnants from that prism
Stilettos dipped in gum
Don't leave any cash on the table
Give it to the Sun

She sat down to ink her masterpiece
The poem that would tug on all heartstrings with ease
The one that would make them understand her disease
And everyone would be pleased
Except her
Because nothing will ever be quite good enough
When competing with one's self things can get rough
That's why after a minute or two she gave up
Her masterpiece a stain from an old coffee cup

Treating something like **** doesn't mean it is,
but we never knew any better as kids.
Thought we were above the sheep.
Soon found ourselves in craters miles deep.
Was it fun enough to be worth the dive?
Should I not just be grateful to be alive?
The first answer is no, though I did have some fun.
The scars that come with that life,
I wish on no one.
The jury's still out on the second,
I have no answer.
But I'd rather die high as ****
than of cancer.

Towards the cliff
we are running
You can come
cuz I say so

I wonder if
the view is stunning
If we jump
we'll catch the show

The only thing you can do

when in a deep dark hole

is look up

Suddenly out of nothing there was a big bang
And a vacuum gave birth to a planet of flames
She finally cooled down after millions of years
Her rage turned to sorrow and inconsolable tears
She wept so much water covered the land
She nearly drowned herself before life even began
The rest we all know, or have beliefs of our own
How this rock went from nothing, to water, to home

The sky's blinding us
Only her eye offers sight
But for now it's shut

I was gonna hurt someone today
But I forgave myself
so everything's okay

Unable to connect to others, I feel I'm always peering in
With envious eyes, I observe their lives, and wonder when mine will begin
The insidious illness that creeps into my soul, isn't easily diagnosed
It's hard to explain, to a real living being, what it's like to be a ghost
The doctors check my vitals and say "Umm, you look just fine"
If only that blood pressure cuff could read my ******-up mind
All the pills in the world don't seem to help, and instead just make it worse
I wish I could feel, something that's real, besides my mother's curse
Unable to relate to others, I feel I'm always on the outside
So I breathe on the glass and use my bony hand to scribble,
I am alive

Pink wren in my yard
Picks cobwebs from tomatoes
Keeping them bright red

In idle hours of the night
Chains of worry wrap me tight
Only in sleep is there relief
But like all moments it is brief
Dawn unveils to reveal
What wasted hours never heal

Tell someone you like their stuff
They never like your stuff again
Boy, this crowd's insanely tough
Great place to make a friend

A four-point waist
stitched around pulverized leaves of a glorious taste
Get out the porcelain and please
take your time
There's no reason to race
Grab a sour or perhaps some honey
Grab something to curl up with
Sad or funny
It's a perfect day, if you'll just let it be
And there's no better way to start it
Than a nice cup of tea

I'm going to do the world a favor and not write anymore

I'm going to do you a favor and not fight anymore

I'm going to do me a favor and not feel trite anymore

I lied...

I built a tower of tears
It burst straight through the atmosphere
Landed on the Moon
Won't be back soon
It's surprisingly warmer up here

I love you Amy, it said
Spray painted in red
Against cement decay
I relive that day
We drove under the bridge
Where people happen to live
I remember how they lay
I asked were things okay
You lied to me of course
Deciet parenthood forced
I can still see love's display  
I'm sure it's there today

I blurt out too much
Show my hand too quick
Keeping nothing for myself

I refuse to bend
Take too harsh a stance
Ailenating everyone else

I speak without thought
Anger chooses my words
Lashing out at the tiniest ****

I can't envision a future
Choose to live in the past
I'm nothing but a big kid

I'm right here but you can't see me
The truth is you don't want to
The truth is if you looked closely
You'd see nothing but contempt

I'm speaking but you don't hear me
The truth is you don't have to
The truth is if you listened
You'd hear nothing but dissent

I'm faking it but you won't notice
The truth is you never do
The truth is if you paid attention
You'd see my feelings are quite spent

I'm unhappy but you can't sense it
The truth is it wouldn't suit you
The truth is if you really cared for me
You would see my discontent